press flesh

English

Verb

press flesh (third-person singular simple present presses flesh, present participle pressing flesh, simple past and past participle pressed flesh)

1. (colloquial) To shake hands.
   • 2004, Christopher Desloge Sr., The Tenant's Guerilla Guide to Office Leasing, page 74:

     […] the newspapers and news programs are full of stories how the mayor rolled out the red carpet, the aldermen pressed flesh, the governor offered a proclamation and union representatives grinned ear to ear.